Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-01

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| OF It, you see. 1t is like dying and staying on
above ground FOR her to leave IT, and think it will
I be the death OF her-I do And Mary broke down
again. IL know it's dreadfuly bad form; /
ought not 10 be entertaining you with all this.
Good-mannered people shut the ghost into the
closet when company comes"
| your"
When Louise finally went to bed she lay awake,
tossing and turning, and wondering how Mary
Morri- might be helped. To be sure, she herself
| had 81, 500 at command, with Marias help, and a
i6e eg over II the Cop9ys 80, were sod snen WITH
that was very delicate thing TO do; it might be
very dStasteful TO Mrs. Norris 10 all the Morrses
10 nave friend do that, and rathera recent friend.
She herself could take mortgage on the property,
! and practically own it; but then If she owned it
! why the Morrises wouldn't; that was all about
/ that But she did wish something would turn up
/ TO prevent their being turned out-Mrs. Morris,
that stately lady, IN little frame house in
! in this ali but palace. No wonder there
/ was such gloom over the family; she wished
she hadn't come; Maria had limited that
/ she HAD better not; Maria always did
! know 0est. sac wished She never had seen Mary
Norris; it would all emf in her having to give up
| that heavenly cnrysObcryl. Sac wished TO good-
ness she hadn't such tender heart-if she was
only more ike Frances and Maria! The old house
! seemed lonely and vast and empty and desolate,
and, when she woke In the night, full OF ghosts.
! She would get some excuse to 30 home tomorrow
| forenoon. Mary was not so Interested as she had
expected her 10 be; she hadn't listened 10 word
| or what Louise was saying about Sneheys Naslue
| OF Anarchy The way Up the hill, and she had
spent the whole railway ride thinking 1t up Tor her
| benefit. II was very strange that trouble took
the snap out OF people so; for her part, she
| thought she would brighten under adversely. 50
| Mary was on a society paper-well, at any rate,
she could tell her all the news ana give her iol5
! OF items.
But when the morning came stealing and blush
ing into the room. ana lit up TIE face OF Il beau
LliUl purtrd!t-pGThapS SmlDcrt-painted eVi-
dently so long ago, and yet SO fresh and Sw ct,
the eyes OF the lady painted there seemed 10 IOi
lOw Louise ali about the ro0m and they said
10 her: 1T is in your power 10 prevent my peO
pc rom losing the roof over their heads. 1ou
needn't let them knOW you 40 II, III there Is any
delicacy; you can send them the money anon
ymousiJ. And ii that is TOO heroic Tor you ID
do, will answer Tor it that they would rather
oHe the house to your friendship than lose it ID
i stranger. Try Ii. Ny blessing viii follow you,
as my eyes do now. Though am It dead woman,
INV blessing will follow YOU. Their blessing viii
follow you. What joy You will give them. Tint
jeWe. you would have, that royal cat'5-5ye, Will
never give you half the pleasure THAT tni5 noble,
unseitlsil action VIII do Ihi5 action itself will
be jewel Tor your soul finer than all the chrySo-
berTyls, AMI al the Old mine diamonds and all the
pigeOn-biood rubieS in the treasures OF Oriental
princes. What VIII be the happiness OF Mary, OF
my little granddaughter, Mary MorriS-whO is
such an image OF me- you see-iI IL should be her
friend, her friend whom she has brought to the
house, VINO saves her mother from being turned
Outdoors! knew you WOULD knew you would!
And gratitude Is so Swect-5O sweet. And you are
SO sympathetic, So unSelfiSh, Louise Bettancute."
Ana as she looked at the picture The tears began
TO steal down Louise Bettancute'S face-I'n sure
can't tell you whether Tor the loss OF her jewel,
for pity OF the iOrriSe, or from sheer nervous
eli rinpnt nd as soon s bralL fost WIS oyer AFTER
having uttered q rhapsody about the ru;,dy sun
rise light ste ding over the heavenly he lufy OF tlat
Connecticut River Iand.caDe she babe Mary rno l.
by, anu said she had SO much enjoyed going over
that historical house but she had some quite i'm
norfant Inn ines and nernaus they wnnLd 81. hpr
ve.y sooa again. And without having committed
herself she took the first train that came shrek
inc over ne ;rp.t,rs
Louise beitaHcute went straight to Maria when
she reached none 1T liza time and procured the
III }i!ey, which that good sister! VINO WIS 50 very
different had promised to Jet her have and then
without Il word to any one and III GREATNESS
hurry lest she should repent herself. she rusned
liz - town. How lovely IL was TO 90 good deeds
! those 70 d deeds winch smell sweet and bios ON
| III the dust with what positive physical warmth
/ Ii Hl.ed npr heart, Wren peOp,e heard OF IT,
! al! although she he,sef should never ten any
| o.c, never EXCEPT OF COURSE Marla) vet neoDIe
| always DO near o. evarything-WnIt daIiLhtItl
Things would there not De sad OF Louise b an